204977 John "Jack" Ellis Canadian Expeditionary Force Eaton's Machine Gun Battery from:Saskatchewan, Canada My father Mr. John Ellis served with Eaton's Machine Gun Battery during WW1. Dad was living in Canada when war broke out but was originally from Barking in Essex. Dad joined up in 1915 according to the photo I have of his unit, Dad would have been 25 in 1915 having been born in March 1890.
The only thing we know about his service is that he was shot in the palm of his right hand which left his second finger permanently bent.
Unfortunately he died when my siblings and I were only in our teens and none of us were very interested in history then, also his war medals were stolen when my mother's house was broken into in July 1968. I have tried to do some research on the web but as his unit was only commissioned for the duration and his name seemingly very common I keep coming up against a brick wall. Can anyone let me know which of the battlefields his regiment would have been present or where I can search further myself? Here's hoping that there is a light out there.
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